The B E A R S
K A 1 K D

The BEARS

The Bethel Educational Amateur Radio Society is
sponsored by the
Bethel Office of Emergency Management and is affiliated with the
American Radio Relay
League. The BEARS organization has three aims: Amateur Radio
Education, Public Service and FUN! The club operates its own repeater on
147.03 MHz. and a Digi/BBS
operation on 145.03 MHz. Since the club's founding, as part of the
Bethel Middle
School Technology Education program in 1973, over 675 amateurs of all
classes have received
their licenses through our program, a feat of which we are most proud.
The BEARS count among its members two
Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award recipients: Chris Anziano, KD1OX and
Michelle
(Ritterbusch) Thompson, N1PNT. The BEARS Volunteer Examination Team
conducts one of the oldest and
most active programs in the state. The club maintains associations
with: The Bethel Office
of Emergency Management, the National Traffic System (NTS), RACES, the
Civil Air
Patrol (CAP), the Red
Cross (ARC) and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). Our club
call is KA1KD. The club
advisor/trustee is Mr. James
Ritterbusch, KD1YV, our founder Mr. Peter
Kemp, KZ1Z.

Meetings & Activities

The Bethel Educational Amateur Radio Society, The BEARS, conduct
monthly meetings at the
Bethel Office of Emergency
Management the second Monday evening of every month, from 7:30 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m. The
BEARS provide operators/facilities for emergency services, the
Connecticut QSO
Party and provide a wide range of supportive services to
new hams and community members.

Special Project - T30ES - Kiribati

The BEARS are proud to help co-sponsor one of our
former
members, Eric Griffin, N1JSY, as he serves overseas with the Peace
Corps.
For information on his great adventures on Kiribati check out http://people.mags.net/boem/kiribati1.htm.
He will be using the callsign T30ES.

Contact
Information

If you would like more information on the BEARS, we may be reached via
the following
methods: